Elizabeth Handmade Market

 Gift tag set with vintage rose, assorted greetings, pack of 6.

I've been very busy in these last few weeks getting ready for... the Elizabeth Handmade Market!!
I'm sooooo super duper excited as this will be the first time I've been involved! YAY!
I hope that can along and see the wonderful arrange of handmade goodies for sale... including mine!!
Here is just a sample of what delights I have to sell.....

 
Can't wait to see you there, only 1 more sleep!!!

Vintage Card in a box and tags too!!

 

Like I said, I'm pretty hocked on these card in a boxes right now!! I've been making LOTS, playing with different designs and making lots of samples ready for my stamp club!! The ladies on Thursday night were totally WOWED by the card I showed, can't wait to show my Monday girls soon too!!
This card was for my amazing friend who lives in Melbourne, she really is such a special part of my life and for that needed a special birthday card!

I wanted to make a frame using the window sheet to highlight the "enjoying" word on the back!! I used a very old set (frames with a flourish) stamped in stazon (love that little pad!!) and then cut out!!

 

 

I added lots of vintage style elements like the gold splatters, smudgy ink, doilies and roses with pearls! I'm sooo happy with how it turned out and sent it off with some handmade gift tags!!!

The images I used are from the hostess set Postage collection, all you need is some pegs, crystal effects and some packaging!!!

Needless to say the present (and card) was loved and I was thrilled to send sooo much love in one little package!!

Vintage inspired Cupcake toppers

 

My beautiful friend asked me recently to make something for her to sell at the children's school fair! I wasn't sure what exactly but in the end decided to make some cupcake toppers!! They are fun, different and should be a good seller!!

 

 

Of course if you know me you know I LOVE Vintage so that's where my toppers began..... add some of my favourite ribbon and you have some sweet little toppers ready for that perfect cupcake!!!

I was happy to hear that they all sold and have since then made some more in various themes as gifts!! Such a lovely little something indeed!!

Mother's Day gift Idea {bird with nest on vintage jar} and SUO #69

There are soooo many amazing, clever people out there that make amazing, gorgeous things!! Last year I saw this idea at Shelli's blog HERE and knew that one day I'd have to give it a try......

 

Of course the hunt for old jars here in Aussie doesn't seem as easy as our USA friends but my Mum is super great at garage sales and markets and found me some old Fowler's jars!! YAY!! So with this weeks challenge over at SUO being anything Sizzix, I jumped in to show you this project!!
It took me a few goes to work out how to make the bird (Elegant bird Bigz) and stuff it so it looked full and more "life-like" but in the end I think it turned out quite well! I made the nest out of canary breeding material and glued that to a Scallop circle (Scallop circle Bigz)

 

 

I love this saying from the set From the Heart, it speaks to me greatly in this busy world we live in and thought it would be a perfect addition to the jar. (added to the fact that I've used the Apothecary accents, another Sizzix die to cut it out!)

  

I've left it empty so as the lovely recipient can put inside whatever she likes..... perhaps a photo, some chocolates, assorted nature pieces, ribbon..... it's up to her!
I'm certainly making one for me this Mother's Day, I can't wait to see it on my desk and fill it with..... ummmm something wonderful!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #98

It's been a long while since joining in on the fun at the FABULOUS Karen's blog: The Sweetest Thing but I needed some inspiration for my beautiful daughters 9th birthday party invites and thought that a sketch would be the way to go.
I love Karen's cards, she's sooooo clever! Really, do make sure you check her out!! So with the idea now, well at least the layout, it was time to get down to the nitty gritty!! I've been borrowing some sets from my fellow stampin buddy (and super down line) Kim (hello dearest Kim) and was supposed to give them back to her LOOOOONNNGGG before now but thankfully they're still happy hanging out with me!!

Do you ever make invites??? There is a bit of a process, you need to design it, cut out the colour card you've chosen, then get each element stamped ready to assemble. Once you have each part of the invite then it's just a matter of sticking them all together! EASY!!! I only needed 10 so it wasn't too hard.

I did however need to cut tiny little flowers (the one from inside the egg, yes that's an egg that I've turned up-side down to make the balloon) to cover up the Easter eggs in the girls basket. After doing all ten I was pleased there weren't more!! I usually put all the party details on the face of the invite but because the front is soooo pretty I decided to place it on the back, I've used a retired set for the invitation details and then jazzed up the envelopes and added a magnet too for easy hanging on the fridge!!

I think there's something really wonderful about going to your fridge and seeing a handmade invite there! It certainly makes me smile, I have a wedding invite at the moment gracing my fridge wall (YAY Sarah only 8 more sleeps till your big day!! SO exciting!!) and I love to just stare at it awhile and then go about getting the milk or the cheese!
Have a super wonderful day, It's Friday Family fun day so I'll soon be making pizza's and going to the movie store to pick our viewing for the evening. Then it's off to the supermarket to buy junk food treats (which we only have on Friday's) Peanut M&M's will certainly be one choice! YUMMIE!!!


Party
Set: Easter blossoms (SUMMER MINI) Your Invited (retired) and Basic phrases
Ink: Cherry cobbler, Blushing bride, Basic black & Sahara sand
Card: Sahara sand, Blushing bride, Whisper white &Ridding hood red
Acc: Blushing bride ribbon, scallop edge punch, linen thread, Big shot embossing folder Square Lattice (NEW SUMMER MINI)